Bihar govt refuses to share records with slain DM's wife

The Bihar government on Friday refused to share official records pertaining to a controversial decision granting remission to former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, who was serving a life term in connection with the murder of former Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah, with the latter's wife.

- Abraham Thomas

Opposing a request by Krishnaiah's wife, Umadevi, in the Supreme Court, the government said the details cannot be shared with the deceased's family as the file contained names of 97 convicts who were considered for the relief.

Opposing a request, by Umadevi, in the Supreme Court, state counsel and senior advocate Ranjit Kumar said: "I won't share the details till the court examines it (files) first." He added that the state is willing to show the records only to the judges.

Mohan was awarded life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Krishnaiah, a young Dalit officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), in 1994.